Audi Q6 e-tron vs BMW Active E

The Active E costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US.

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Audi Q6 e-tronBMW Active E

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$907
$880 (better)
Australia
$775
$751 (better)
United Kingdom
£589
£571 (better)
United States
$827
$802 (better)

Official figures

Uses
21.2 kWh/100km
20.5 kWh/100km (better)
UK
2.9 mi/kWh
3.0 mi/kWh (better)
US
99 MPGe
102 MPGe (better)
Range
523 km (better)
151 km

A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.

Q6 e-tron or Active E?

Which is cheaper to run, the Audi Q6 e-tron or the BMW Active E?

The BMW Active E: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $30 in the US than the Audi Q6 e-tron at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

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